The airline is surveying customers on what they’re going to need to offer in domestic first class based on customer expectations.
Capital One Just Made Its Miles A Lot More Valuable When Transferred To Airlines
Capital One keeps doubling down on adding value to travel, and they did so in April introducing… 1:1 transfers to some airlines so you really could earn 2 airline miles per dollar on all of your spend.
It was a limited set of airlines initially. That’s changing. They’ve added several airlines to the 1:1 transfer tier, making the earn power of Capital One Venture as well as Spark Miles even better.
Washington National Airport Will Become Worse, Just Like LaGuardia [Roundup]
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Marriott Award Redemption Discount And 9+ Other Offers, One Week Only
Marriott has brought back its “Week of Wonders” offers for October 7 – 14. There’s some decent room rates, 2000 bonus points for some, a discount on mattresses and robes, and bonuses for points purchases.
The major item here would be lower free night award pricing, with over half of Marriott’s properties committed at ‘off-peak’ redemption rates when you use your points over the next week… but you’ve got to stay quick to benefit.
American Airlines Sets A November 24 Deadline For Employee Vaccination
A subset of crewmembers are apoplectic over this. And with a reported 4000-plus unvaccinated pilots, American does have a problem. The question is whether this will be a problem for holiday travel, as the American Airlines pilots union has predicted.
Whoa: American Allowing Name Changes On Tickets Through January 2022
American Airlines has created a ‘special exception policy’ to allow name changes on tickets through January 31, 2022. Here are the details.
Candace Owens vs. American Airlines: Something Everyone Left Or Right Can Agree On
There’s one thing that we can all agree with Candace Owens on. When a route gets cancelled, American Airlines has to provide a refund.
Everyone agrees except, it seems, American Airlines.
Man Was Only Passenger On 7 Hour Flight. All The Announcements Addressed Him By Name.
Alexander Svanevik, the founder of blockchain analytics company Nansen, flew from Abu Dhabi to Singapore on an Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9. And in a world mostly closed to long haul travel, especially to Asia, he found himself the only customer on board the widebody aircraft configured for 336 passengers.
Three Things I Didn’t Know About American Airlines, And Two Things Worth Reminding
In an interview with Simple Flying late last month, that I only just watched in full over the weekend, American Airlines Chief Revenue Officer shared a few tidbits that I did not already know.
Passengers Were Shocked When A Monkey Sidled Up To The Bar In An Airport Lounge
A kangaroo once walked into an airport pharmacy in Australia and also hopped down the aisle of an American Airlines flight so it shouldn’t come as a terrible surprise to see a monkey sidling up to the bar in one of the lounge at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Although passengers in the lounge were certainly surprised to see the monkey take a drink of fruit juice, and not tip the bartender.